Take a look: Hollywood is counting on this group of films, few of which involve original ideas, to help set a new box-office record this summer.

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“Avengers: Age of Ultron”

This sequel to Walt Disney Co.’s
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blockbuster release from 2012 was this summer’s first big release, and portends a good season. Hollywood was already giddy about 2015 after the $1.5 billion performance of Universal’s
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“Furious 7.” But “Ultron” is on track to do even better, and already is at $1.1 billion in global receipts.

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“Mad Max: Fury Road”

An apocalypse usually makes for great fun at the movies, and this proved to be no exception with rave reviews and global box office of $109 million last weekend. This is the fourth in the Warner Bros.
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series that began with the 1979 original starring Mel Gibson. It’s the first, though, after a 30-year hiatus since 1985’s “Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome.”

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“Poltergeist”

Another film from the 1980s resurfaces with this remake of the hugely successful 1982 horror/thriller. It’s the first of two major releases for the coming Memorial Day weekend, and Twenty-First Century Fox
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is hoping this property it picked up from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer doesn’t get lost in the shuffle.

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“Tomorrowland”

This Disney release borrows its title from those futuristic zones in the company’s theme parks, but this otherwise is one of the few big-budget summer releases that stands as an original. Made for $190 million, this time-travel adventure starring George Clooney will be competing with “Poltergeist” for Memorial Day traffic — along with all the other earlier releases.

Warner Bros.

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“San Andreas”

There is no franchise by this name, but some argue it looks an awful lot like 1974’s “Earthquake” from Universal, only without the gimmicky “Sensurround.” What’s really important is this Warner release is apocalyptic. California’s San Andreas Fault finally blows, ripping a hole in the earth, toppling skyscrapers, igniting firestorms and catapulting tidal waves. Debuts May 29.

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“Jurassic World”

More fun-filled mayhem is expected from this June 12 Universal release, the fourth in the hugely successful franchise that has been absent from theaters since 2001’s “Jurassic Park III.” Dinosaur Island finally becomes a theme park and fills up with visitors who eagerly fork over samolians to get a close-up view of the giant reptiles. Greed, as it turns out, is not good.

Paramount

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“Terminator: Genisys”

When you get to this point you may ask, “How many blockbuster film franchises can Hollywood bombard the public with in a single season?” Or you may not. Either way, this July 1 release is the first in a new “Terminator” trilogy planned by the franchise’s new owner, Paramount Pictures
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It also marks the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger to the big screen.

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“Minions”

In between the hugely successful 2013 release, “Despicable Me 2,” and “Despicable Me 3,” due out in 2017, Universal is trying to pick up a few more bucks with this animated prequel. It chronicles the origins of the squeaky little yellow one-celled characters in the “Despicable” films and features the voices of Sandra Bullock and Michael Keaton. Debuts July 10.

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“Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation”

Relegating Paramount’s fifth film in the series to a late, July 31 release date would have been unheard of in years past, but this shows how far Tom Cruise’s star has fallen. There are, however, some films that have succeeded wildly with a late July release — “The Dark Knight” springs to mind — as Hollywood tries to get a second wind this time of year.

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“Fantastic Four”

A bookend of sorts to “Ultron,” Fox’s remake of the 2005 film of the same name also features a band of Marvel Comics superheroes uniting to save humanity. This quartet may not reach the same box-office heights, though. The 2005 “Fantastic Four” and a 2007 sequel hovered around the $300 million mark in global receipts, far from “Avengers” $1 billion-plus takes. Due Aug. 7.

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“Fantastic Four”

A bookend of sorts to “Ultron,” Fox’s remake of the 2005 film of the same name also features a band of Marvel Comics superheroes uniting to save humanity. This quartet may not reach the same box-office heights, though. The 2005 “Fantastic Four” and a 2007 sequel hovered around the $300 million mark in global receipts, far from “Avengers” $1 billion-plus takes. Due Aug. 7.

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